23,885 Students Matriculate as NOUN Champions ODL for Future of Education

National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has matriculated 23,885 newly admitted students, with Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Uduma Oji Uduma, declaring that Open and Distance Learning (ODL) is future of higher education.

Prof. Uduma made declaration on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at University's 31st Matriculation Ceremony, which took place virtually across its study centres nationwide, where new students were formally inducted into various academic programmes.

Vice-Chancellor said increasing adoption of ODL by conventional universities, coupled with growing number of young Nigerians deliberately choosing NOUN, showed future of higher education was moving towards greater flexibility, accessibility, technology-driven learning and learner autonomy.

According to him, NOUN was established on principle that geographical location, time, employment, family responsibilities, and other barriers should not determine access to quality university education.